New Ulm weekly review., 1887-10-12
MINNESOTA NEWS.


Anoka for medical treatment, having been
kicked in the head by horse. The sur
geon removed twenty pieces of fractured
skull bone and he is now doing well.
The latest reliable reports from the
Rum river pineries confirm the rumors re-
ceived the first OF the week that the fire is
doing great damage.
At New Ulm. Rev. c. Mowery, for the
past five years pastor OF the congregations
al church, died recently OF cancer in the
stomach.
A Mankato wholesale liquor house, that
OF +. II. Carney, assigns.
State Auditor Braden is sending out to
the county auditors the tax certificates
certify that the rate of taxation is one
mill and nine -tenths. which the auditors
are called upon to collect aad make return
to the state treasury. The circular states
the provision of taxes as follows: Chap
ter l51. General Laws 1881, .OOO1 for
1887, .OOO1 for soldiers relief Chapter
231, General Laws 1887, .OO17 for general
expenses.
E. Lockwood sold the Northfield opera
house to J. G. Cooper for $4,000.
D. L. Hewitt, an old resident and who
has been in the employ Of the Washburn
Mill company for the past ten years. lis
appeared few days ago. and his friends
are greatly worried. He is memb OF the
j. S. Chdy post G. A. r. being corporal in
Company A of the Ninth Minnesota volun-
teers, aud has good war record.
1.-THE Second Regiment, Col. Bohletter, are
III Chicago att ending tl.cgreat military dis
play.
Signal Service Officer Lyons has prepar.
ed a review OF the weather during September,
which shows that the eather in st. Paul
and vicinity has been slightly cooler than
the average during previous Septembe the
rainfall above the normal and the wind
movement moderate. The mean tempera-
ture has been 5S deg, the normal being
SO deg. 1t was scooler than the correspond.
ing months in 1874, 1877, 1878, 1881,
1882. 1884. 1885 and 1886, and warmer
than the other years from 1870 to 1887,
with the exception OF 1871, 1872 and
1879.
At Lake City, the residence OF Mrs.
George Patton was burned to the ground
Loss 1000.
The Congregational societyat Ortonville,
4 has made a call to the Rev. p. w. Fletcher
OF Hart, Mich, to preside over it's society.
II At Montgomery, John 7Petooski was
thrown from his wagon and killed while re.
turning from a funeral.
II Judge Brown decides that the Lac qui
drlo county Objects lnuSGleaF6 MaOlSOn
sand return to Lac qui Parle.
The new wing OF the insane hospital at
Rochester will be completed next month,
and will furnish room for 100 more pa
tients.
& Dairy Commissioners Ives says that now
the fairs are practically disposed OF and he
is ready to hear from all parties interest ted
in having pure milk. If any one in
the state is dissatisfied with the
quality of milk they are buying, if they
will send a sworn statement and a sample
OF the product to the dairy commission,
the sample will be analyzed, free OF charge.
Then. if it falls below the standard required
by Jaw, the commission promises to deal
with the offender.
Michael Kaiser, deaf and dumb nan,
was killed by an extra freight on the St.
Cloud & Wilmar road. He was walking
along the track to his home near Cold
Springs. Stearns county, when the train
struck him.
At Aus tin Andrew Hall, in an a1terca-
tion with his brother-in-law, Fred Ford,
at the home Of the latter. drew a pocket
knife and stabbed Ford three times, max
ing All ugly cash in the shoulder and two
unimportant ones in the side. Hall was
somewhat in liquor.
Red Wing has been selected as the place
for holding the next annual w. C. T.. u,
convention.
Frank B. kellogg, Rochester. we'll known
through out the state recent candidate
for the attorney -generalship, reno YES to
St. Paul, where he will share the law rbu ii.
ness OF hon. c. G. Davis, kellogg & Sever.
ance is the style OF the newly organized
law firm.
A. Simmons an old resident of Hast
ings committed suicide by hanging.
Ground was broken for the new court
house at Winona. The contractors filed !.
bond in the sum of $4,000 with five sur
b. titles.
y Rev. George B. Whipple. of Faribauft
who was improving in health, has had q
I relapse and is now suffering from severe
/ attack Of pneumonia. The doctor reports
him to be in a critical condition.
Judge c. B. Sleeper, of the Fifteenth judi
\ cial district has accepted the invitation q
I Judge j. P. Rea, of the Fourth, to presid.
/ in Minneapolis during the February term
Judge Sleeper will also sit upon Judge
/ Browns bench. in the Sixteenth district
\ in the November term.
Mankato Special Mamie Hendine wal
arrested on the charge ofbastardy, prefer
ed by 81 German hired girl in his father
employ. He was taken before Judge Porte
.and admitted to bail in $500. His tria
! lis fixed for Oct. Ia. He was arrested las
!, >sprins on similar charge.
State Secretary H. F. Williams OF 'th
Y Y. NJ. G. A., has issued q circular Showing
I the growth OF association in Minnesot.
end Dakota during the past three years
the principal increase having been as fol
4 lows; In number Of associations, 81: gen
4 eral secretaries, 1G; mem bership, 1882
annual expenses, $2O.336; building ant
building funds. 5; gymnasiums, s; collee
3 associations, z; railroad associations. 2
4 weekly meetings for men MY. 40; Bibl
! ssraining, classes, 20. The greater portiea
'of'the increase has taken place within th
& last year.
b State Treasurer Bobleter has completes
mis- monthly report, and made the otficia
>statement.of balances in the treasury q
4 'the,close OF business as follows State in
Z ,stitution fund, 81, ,3O9.95; forestry fund
aS43, ,342.SS; permanent school fund
1 sS211, ,261 .S4; general school fund, $233,
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